Here are the concepts I've been considering. Please only vote if there is a genuine interest to participate, so I know what the legitimate interest really is.
Concepts will be further fleshed out once the poll has a winner. I'll keep the poll open for a week.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Concepts will be further fleshed out once the poll has a winner. I'll keep the poll open for a week.
Option 1:
You ever wonder how the gods of the various pantheons manage to stay on top of doing their respective duties for the mortal world without falling behind and causing a calamitous domino effect to occur for the mortal flock they are charged with caring for?
Chosen.
They have assistants gifted with a fragment of their patron deity's power. So long as this fragment of power is not misused or abused, the chosen may use this power whenever they like… in exchange, the chosen is obligated (a.k.a required) to do their patron deity’s good work in the mortal world at every possible opportunity they come across. Essentially, they act as an extension of their patron deity’s will, spreading their deity’s reach out wider.
Not to mention how worshippers of these deities have become fewer, which hurts their powers… So having assistants out there helping to make sure their divine work is done throughout the world definitely helps to maintain it, also to obtain new worshippers and gradually rebuild their power to its former far more powerful state.
In order to do this, the chosen are summoned to a very special university that will train them how to use their powers, not to mention use them safely and responsibly.
The chosen will remain there at the university for a few years, all of their needs cared for, while they train and prepare to do their deity’s work out in the world.
Any pantheon is welcome for use, each pantheon will have their own mansion within the massive location with a total of twelve spacious bedrooms with an attached bathroom, a spacious fully stocked kitchen, a fitness room, an entertaining room and three sitting rooms each with its own cozy fireplace.
Chosen.
They have assistants gifted with a fragment of their patron deity's power. So long as this fragment of power is not misused or abused, the chosen may use this power whenever they like… in exchange, the chosen is obligated (a.k.a required) to do their patron deity’s good work in the mortal world at every possible opportunity they come across. Essentially, they act as an extension of their patron deity’s will, spreading their deity’s reach out wider.
Not to mention how worshippers of these deities have become fewer, which hurts their powers… So having assistants out there helping to make sure their divine work is done throughout the world definitely helps to maintain it, also to obtain new worshippers and gradually rebuild their power to its former far more powerful state.
In order to do this, the chosen are summoned to a very special university that will train them how to use their powers, not to mention use them safely and responsibly.
The chosen will remain there at the university for a few years, all of their needs cared for, while they train and prepare to do their deity’s work out in the world.
Any pantheon is welcome for use, each pantheon will have their own mansion within the massive location with a total of twelve spacious bedrooms with an attached bathroom, a spacious fully stocked kitchen, a fitness room, an entertaining room and three sitting rooms each with its own cozy fireplace.
Option 2:
Werewolves have come out to the world and live mostly separate from normal society in the communities or clans located throughout the world, though it’s very important to stress that they do keep the peace with human society and desire no ill feelings between their two species.
Werewolves do have a problem however. No werewolf children have been born in the last 18 years, not just in one place, but throughout the entire world. Tests on what few werewolf females there are before the eighteen years of nothing have shown these females to be mysteriously sterile.
Their numbers are now in serious danger of potentially guiding them towards extinction if this continues to be the norm.
However werewolf scientists in coordination with human scientists have come to a potential solution to saving the werewolf species…
It turns out that human females have proven to be biologically compatible with werewolves… the only species that is, in fact.
So the leader of the moon worshipping clan Lunarclaw, Rafaello Myst, makes a proposition to the human government.
Human women between the ages of eighteen to twenty five with confirmed fertility can volunteer to come to Italy where Rafaello Myst is the headmaster of a state of the art university known as Sarcina Academy… once only available to werewolves.
The lady volunteers can get to know the unmated werewolf males in a casual setting and eventually pair off with one of them, all the while both human female and werewolf male involved getting a higher education to ensure the prosperity of their future family.
The Clans:
Lunarclaw-
Worshipers of Mother Moon
Reigning Alpha and Headmaster of Sarcina Academy: Rafaello Myst
Among the oldest established clans, the Lunarclaw wolves are devout worshipers of the moon and are known for their scholars and great intellectual minds. These wolves follow a creed of peaceful methods first, brute force second only when no other logical civilized options are available.
The Lunarclaw are very private and try to stay out of other clan disputes, unless of course the topic at hand is truly important and impacting to their species as a whole.
The Lunarclaw clan have always had a... brittle, for lack of a better word... relationship with the wild Direfang clan. They are not about to go to war, but the relationship certainly isn't ideal either.
The Lunarclaw view the young Direfang clan as being too wild and unpredictable, too dangerous and unrestrained.
The Lunarclaw founded the Sarcina Academy as a symbol of hope for their declining species, they can save their race and educate them at the same time, what could better than that?
Lunaflame-
Worshipers of Father Sun
Reigning Alpha: Killian Haedrig
The Lunaflame wolves praise and worship the sun for warming the earth and making it possible for life to thrive and flourish. These wolves are as vibrant and passionate as the burning star they revere, they are also widely known for being among the most compassionate and generous of the clans.
They are famous as well for producing some of the absolute most breathtaking fireworks seen at any event throughout all the werewolf clans, anyone whom is anyone gets their fireworks from the Lunaflame.
The Lunaflame has been rumored to have a somewhat iffy view on the chilly Glacierclaw clan, they seem as kind of cold and distant, which make the cheery Lunaflame a little nervous.
Direfang-
-Worshippers of Fenris, the Great Hunter of Elysion-
Reigning Alpha: Duke Burgess
A very young clan established little under a century ago, the Direfang wolves are a primal and fierce clan, they are well known for being particularly aggressive in numerous ways from the vigorous intensity of their hunts, the brutality of young males butting heads for the 'top dog' spot and the legendary fierce passion of a male pursuing a desired potential mate... getting in the way of a Direfang wolf trying to mark a female is highly discouraged.
The Direfang clan is well known for selling some of the very best choice meat to the butchers of the various werewolf clans, there are no hunters better than the Direfang. At least, they claim so and work very hard to ensure they can make that claim.
The Direfang have a tentative relationship with most of the clans, a lot of them wanting to give them a shot and yet remain wary at the same time of the unpredictable young clan... except for the Lunarclaw wolves... there is little love lost there.
The Direfang view the Lunarclaw as being stuck up and weak, too busy burying their snouts in their books and intellectual pursuits to better themselves as fierce proud warriors capable of protecting and providing for their clan.
The Direfang's main clan is based North East of Orono, Maine. Duke purchased that sprawling stretch of rural land where there is nothing but trees, hills and a wide variety of game to hunt.
Glacierclaw-
Worshipers of Jack Frost, Grand Archfey of the Winter Court
Reigning Alpha: Winter Icegale
Fun Fact: Long, long ago, the werewolf founders of the Glacierclaw clan found the deity of ice and snow trapped in a ring of enchanted fire, which was steadily beginning to weaken him... his beautiful silvery white hair starting to resemble the hue of sickly straw and his glistening pale skin usually just lightly kissed with delicate pink starting to look like wet paper...
The deity pleaded with the wolves to help him, he said his brother, a deity of heat and fire was jealous of him and the glittering beauty of the snow, so he sought to do away with him forever... the wolves were uncertain at first if they should trust a deity, but quickly aided him anyway, snuffing out the fire with nearby snow and freeing Jack Frost.
The deity, now restored to his wintery magnificence, was so grateful that he placed his blessing upon the clan of winter thriving wolves, he told them that they would always retain his favor so long as they continued to show all the love and reverence they always had for the ice and snow.
The other clans are skeptical of this tale, but the Glacierclaw stand by the story.
The Glacierclaw wolves are a very mysterious sort, making their home in the deep wilds of Alaska away from the prying eyes of humans... and most other wolves, the Glacierclaw are immensely private and closed off, a thousand times more than the Lunarclaw ever have been.
Legendary for beautiful snowy white hair and bright blue eyes in human form and the most dazzling sparkling white fur with a chilling piercing gaze in their wolf form, some might say the Glacierclaw clan have the loveliest wolf form to behold... each strand of fur sparkling like it's been freshly dusted with new fallen glittering snow.
Most tend to be rather distant and seemingly slow to trusting others outside their clan, but it's rumored that when this sacred trust is earned... you have an invaluable.. and loyal friend to the end of your days.
Bramblethorn-
Worshippers of Gaea, the Earth Mother
Reigning Alpha: Jacque Gardener
Among the Bramblethorn is the unified Native American werewolves of North America.
Wise and nurturing, the Bramblethorn werewolves are the closest thing to a pacifist that any of the werewolf clans can get, the abhor violence and stand firm against it unless all options are exhausted and brute force becomes necessary to save their life or someone dear, but even then... they will not take a life if it can be avoided.
Life... life is sacred to the Bramblethorn, it is a gift from the Earth Mother, she whom bestows and nourishes all life on the planet, the preservation of life is the Bramblethorn most precious and ironclad belief.
The Bramblethorn clan are also famous for being the best farmers in the entire world, even some human cities get produce from them and never know it, it had made the pockets of the Bramblethorn quite deep. Not vegetable or fruit in the world can compare to the taste of something grown by Bramblethorn hands, no flower can stand to the perfection of Bramblethorn flower's beauty.
The Bramblethorn are not exactly cozy with the Glacierclaw clan or the Direfang clan, one favors the produce hating cold and the other has little regard for snuffing out a life that gets in their way... at least, this is the likely exaggerated way how most of the Bramblethorn view them.
Kiba no Meiyo
Worshippers of Takemikazuchi, this is a deity in Japanese mythology, considered a god of thunder and sword god. He also competed in what is considered the first sumo wrestling match recorded in history.
Reigning Alpha: Hayate Himura
The Kiba no Meiyo are a mysterious clan making their home in the countryside of Kyoto, Japan. Not much is known about them aside from the fact that they prize honor, pride, integrity and family above all else. They are strict, disciplined and very determined to protect the secrets of their proud noble history.
They also produce some of the most clever and skilled hunters and warriors, they are also among the most reluctant next to the Glacierclaw to allow humans unmated to one of their own into their domain.
Colmillos Dorados
Worshippers of Kinich Ahau, Mayan god of the sun
Reigning Alpha: Juan Menandez
A clan hailing from Central America in the Amazon, they are very friendly and are masters of natural herbal remedies and carpentry, they are mostly known for their generous nature in sharing their medicines free of charge to small human tribes within the jungle in desperate need.
They alone know the true location of El Dorado, where they make their home.
The clan of Colmillos Dorados share a close relationship with the Bramblethorn clan, much of the herbs in their remedies come from the Bramblethorn, where in return the Colmillos will share rare seeds from Central America with the Bramblethorn.
Werewolves do have a problem however. No werewolf children have been born in the last 18 years, not just in one place, but throughout the entire world. Tests on what few werewolf females there are before the eighteen years of nothing have shown these females to be mysteriously sterile.
Their numbers are now in serious danger of potentially guiding them towards extinction if this continues to be the norm.
However werewolf scientists in coordination with human scientists have come to a potential solution to saving the werewolf species…
It turns out that human females have proven to be biologically compatible with werewolves… the only species that is, in fact.
So the leader of the moon worshipping clan Lunarclaw, Rafaello Myst, makes a proposition to the human government.
Human women between the ages of eighteen to twenty five with confirmed fertility can volunteer to come to Italy where Rafaello Myst is the headmaster of a state of the art university known as Sarcina Academy… once only available to werewolves.
The lady volunteers can get to know the unmated werewolf males in a casual setting and eventually pair off with one of them, all the while both human female and werewolf male involved getting a higher education to ensure the prosperity of their future family.
The Clans:
Lunarclaw-
Worshipers of Mother Moon
Reigning Alpha and Headmaster of Sarcina Academy: Rafaello Myst
Among the oldest established clans, the Lunarclaw wolves are devout worshipers of the moon and are known for their scholars and great intellectual minds. These wolves follow a creed of peaceful methods first, brute force second only when no other logical civilized options are available.
The Lunarclaw are very private and try to stay out of other clan disputes, unless of course the topic at hand is truly important and impacting to their species as a whole.
The Lunarclaw clan have always had a... brittle, for lack of a better word... relationship with the wild Direfang clan. They are not about to go to war, but the relationship certainly isn't ideal either.
The Lunarclaw view the young Direfang clan as being too wild and unpredictable, too dangerous and unrestrained.
The Lunarclaw founded the Sarcina Academy as a symbol of hope for their declining species, they can save their race and educate them at the same time, what could better than that?
Lunaflame-
Worshipers of Father Sun
Reigning Alpha: Killian Haedrig
The Lunaflame wolves praise and worship the sun for warming the earth and making it possible for life to thrive and flourish. These wolves are as vibrant and passionate as the burning star they revere, they are also widely known for being among the most compassionate and generous of the clans.
They are famous as well for producing some of the absolute most breathtaking fireworks seen at any event throughout all the werewolf clans, anyone whom is anyone gets their fireworks from the Lunaflame.
The Lunaflame has been rumored to have a somewhat iffy view on the chilly Glacierclaw clan, they seem as kind of cold and distant, which make the cheery Lunaflame a little nervous.
Direfang-
-Worshippers of Fenris, the Great Hunter of Elysion-
Reigning Alpha: Duke Burgess
A very young clan established little under a century ago, the Direfang wolves are a primal and fierce clan, they are well known for being particularly aggressive in numerous ways from the vigorous intensity of their hunts, the brutality of young males butting heads for the 'top dog' spot and the legendary fierce passion of a male pursuing a desired potential mate... getting in the way of a Direfang wolf trying to mark a female is highly discouraged.
The Direfang clan is well known for selling some of the very best choice meat to the butchers of the various werewolf clans, there are no hunters better than the Direfang. At least, they claim so and work very hard to ensure they can make that claim.
The Direfang have a tentative relationship with most of the clans, a lot of them wanting to give them a shot and yet remain wary at the same time of the unpredictable young clan... except for the Lunarclaw wolves... there is little love lost there.
The Direfang view the Lunarclaw as being stuck up and weak, too busy burying their snouts in their books and intellectual pursuits to better themselves as fierce proud warriors capable of protecting and providing for their clan.
The Direfang's main clan is based North East of Orono, Maine. Duke purchased that sprawling stretch of rural land where there is nothing but trees, hills and a wide variety of game to hunt.
Glacierclaw-
Worshipers of Jack Frost, Grand Archfey of the Winter Court
Reigning Alpha: Winter Icegale
Fun Fact: Long, long ago, the werewolf founders of the Glacierclaw clan found the deity of ice and snow trapped in a ring of enchanted fire, which was steadily beginning to weaken him... his beautiful silvery white hair starting to resemble the hue of sickly straw and his glistening pale skin usually just lightly kissed with delicate pink starting to look like wet paper...
The deity pleaded with the wolves to help him, he said his brother, a deity of heat and fire was jealous of him and the glittering beauty of the snow, so he sought to do away with him forever... the wolves were uncertain at first if they should trust a deity, but quickly aided him anyway, snuffing out the fire with nearby snow and freeing Jack Frost.
The deity, now restored to his wintery magnificence, was so grateful that he placed his blessing upon the clan of winter thriving wolves, he told them that they would always retain his favor so long as they continued to show all the love and reverence they always had for the ice and snow.
The other clans are skeptical of this tale, but the Glacierclaw stand by the story.
The Glacierclaw wolves are a very mysterious sort, making their home in the deep wilds of Alaska away from the prying eyes of humans... and most other wolves, the Glacierclaw are immensely private and closed off, a thousand times more than the Lunarclaw ever have been.
Legendary for beautiful snowy white hair and bright blue eyes in human form and the most dazzling sparkling white fur with a chilling piercing gaze in their wolf form, some might say the Glacierclaw clan have the loveliest wolf form to behold... each strand of fur sparkling like it's been freshly dusted with new fallen glittering snow.
Most tend to be rather distant and seemingly slow to trusting others outside their clan, but it's rumored that when this sacred trust is earned... you have an invaluable.. and loyal friend to the end of your days.
Bramblethorn-
Worshippers of Gaea, the Earth Mother
Reigning Alpha: Jacque Gardener
Among the Bramblethorn is the unified Native American werewolves of North America.
Wise and nurturing, the Bramblethorn werewolves are the closest thing to a pacifist that any of the werewolf clans can get, the abhor violence and stand firm against it unless all options are exhausted and brute force becomes necessary to save their life or someone dear, but even then... they will not take a life if it can be avoided.
Life... life is sacred to the Bramblethorn, it is a gift from the Earth Mother, she whom bestows and nourishes all life on the planet, the preservation of life is the Bramblethorn most precious and ironclad belief.
The Bramblethorn clan are also famous for being the best farmers in the entire world, even some human cities get produce from them and never know it, it had made the pockets of the Bramblethorn quite deep. Not vegetable or fruit in the world can compare to the taste of something grown by Bramblethorn hands, no flower can stand to the perfection of Bramblethorn flower's beauty.
The Bramblethorn are not exactly cozy with the Glacierclaw clan or the Direfang clan, one favors the produce hating cold and the other has little regard for snuffing out a life that gets in their way... at least, this is the likely exaggerated way how most of the Bramblethorn view them.
Kiba no Meiyo
Worshippers of Takemikazuchi, this is a deity in Japanese mythology, considered a god of thunder and sword god. He also competed in what is considered the first sumo wrestling match recorded in history.
Reigning Alpha: Hayate Himura
The Kiba no Meiyo are a mysterious clan making their home in the countryside of Kyoto, Japan. Not much is known about them aside from the fact that they prize honor, pride, integrity and family above all else. They are strict, disciplined and very determined to protect the secrets of their proud noble history.
They also produce some of the most clever and skilled hunters and warriors, they are also among the most reluctant next to the Glacierclaw to allow humans unmated to one of their own into their domain.
Colmillos Dorados
Worshippers of Kinich Ahau, Mayan god of the sun
Reigning Alpha: Juan Menandez
A clan hailing from Central America in the Amazon, they are very friendly and are masters of natural herbal remedies and carpentry, they are mostly known for their generous nature in sharing their medicines free of charge to small human tribes within the jungle in desperate need.
They alone know the true location of El Dorado, where they make their home.
The clan of Colmillos Dorados share a close relationship with the Bramblethorn clan, much of the herbs in their remedies come from the Bramblethorn, where in return the Colmillos will share rare seeds from Central America with the Bramblethorn.
Option 3:
Wealthy and elite families from around the world are sick and tired of their offspring dragging their heels about getting married and providing them grandchildren, not to mention heirs to the family businesses, the estate, the fortune, everything… Who the hell wants everything their families built to fall into the hands of strangers one day?! Not them, that’s for sure.
So, the solution?
They send their offspring to a grand and lavish estate on a tropical island.
The deal?
They spend six months there on the island and get to know other singles of wealthy families… if they can manage to get themselves engaged in that time, they can go home and begin planning their wedding knowing that so long as they get married and produce a child within the first two years of their marriage, they will be given half their inheritance early and a portion whatever businesses the family has, with the knowledge they will get the whole enchilada after their parents death.
So, the solution?
They send their offspring to a grand and lavish estate on a tropical island.
The deal?
They spend six months there on the island and get to know other singles of wealthy families… if they can manage to get themselves engaged in that time, they can go home and begin planning their wedding knowing that so long as they get married and produce a child within the first two years of their marriage, they will be given half their inheritance early and a portion whatever businesses the family has, with the knowledge they will get the whole enchilada after their parents death.